Several Ohio State freshmen saw action Saturday in the Buckeyes' 52-3 thumping of Rutgers Saturday, however, unlike in the opener, only a handful of the next wave accumulated stats in the blowout.
Under the NCAA's new redshirt rules, a player can appear in up to four games at any point throughout the season and still count it as redshirt year, and Ohio State appears to be taking advantage of the new rule, playing 17 member of its 2018 class in one or both games of this season.
Like last week, Master Teague III and Brian Snead, freshmen running backs, made the biggest dent in the box score. Teague finished with the afternoon with five carries for 25 yards, while Snead turned in four rushes for 12 yards. On the season, Teague now has 81 yards in two games, while Snead has 37 during that span. Both freshmen scored touchdowns in the opener last week against Oregon State.
Local product Jaelen Gill, an H-back from Westerville South High School, saw his first action of the season, seeing the field late in the blowout on special teams.
Through two games, a total of 12 freshmen have appeared in each of Ohio State's games this season.
| NAME | POS | DEBUT | RUTGERS LINE | GP | SEASON LINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAMRYN BABB | WR | ||||
| MATTHEW BALDWIN | QB | ||||
| SEVYN BANKS | DB | ||||
| TYLER FRIDAY | DE | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 1 tackle |
| DALLAS GANT | LB | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | |
| JAELEN GILL | HB | Rutgers | 1 | ||
| MARCUS HOOKER | DB | ||||
| JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE | DE | Oregon State | 1 | ||
| ANTWUAN JACKSON | DT | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 1 tackle |
| TYREKE JOHNSON | CB | ||||
| MATTHEW JONES | OL | ||||
| TERADJA MITCHELL | LB | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | |
| CHRIS OLAVE | WR | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 1 catch for 5 yards, 1 tackle |
| NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE | OL | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | |
| K'VAUGHAN POPE | LB | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | |
| JOSH PROCTOR | S | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | |
| JEREMY RUCKERT | TE | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 1 catch, 13 yards |
| L'CHRISTIAN "BLUE" SMITH | WR | ||||
| TYREKE SMITH | DE | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 1 tackle |
| BRIAN SNEAD | RB | Oregon State | 4 rushes, 12 yards | 2 | 11 rushes, 37 yards, 1 TD |
| MASTER TEAGUE III | RB | Oregon State | 5 rushes, 25 yards | 2 | 11 rushes, 81 yards, 1 TD |
| TOMMY TOGIAI | DT | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 3 tackles |
| TARON VINCENT | DT | Oregon State | Played; No Stats | 2 | 2 tackles |
| ALEX WILLIAMS | DE | Oregon State | 1 | ||
| MAX WRAY | OL |
